Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock faced intense questioning at the Covid Inquiry, denying accusations of lying and blaming a 'culture of fear' created by Dominic Cummings for undermining the pandemic response. Hancock expressed regret for not overruling science on asymptomatic Covid spread and criticized the 'toxic culture' within the UK health department. The inquiry also saw Tory party pressure being blamed for delaying Covid curbs by Boris Johnson. Meanwhile, more than six in ten Scots want the Scottish health secretary, Michael Matheson, to resign over an £11,000 roaming charges row.
🔴Scottish health secretary ‘needs to go’ over billing taxpayer for data charges Read more here ⬇️ https://t.co/tDpnpSpqP7
Tory party pressure led Boris Johnson to delay Covid curbs, says Matt Hancock https://t.co/KcZy4CwbmQ
Matt Hancock is let off lightly over his Covid rule-breaking affair with Gina Coladangelo as he appears at official inquiry - but fails to apologise after he was caught on CCTV kissing her in his office https://t.co/LqfQizW0BA https://t.co/QR5NqPvVgj
Matt Hancock faces second day of questioning - watch live For the Covid Inquiry latest read our liveblog here 👇 https://t.co/L56fkMo1Xa
By the end of yesterday’s session, pale and shaken, Matt Hancock looked like he’d rather be back in the I’m A Celebrity Camp sharing cockroach stew with Nigel Farage. Unfortunately, he has to face Hugo Keith KC again today, writes @RMCunliffe. https://t.co/RVLaTrsfyc
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QUENTIN LETTS: In six hours of Matt Hancock's evidence at the Covid Inquiry all we really found out was that he loathes the The Man He Would Not Name... Dominic Cummings https://t.co/EcUcgWjlU7 https://t.co/Pg0MSJ58ru
Over 200,000 people in Britain died of Covid during the first two years of the pandemic. In terms of disaster planning and health policy, whether or not Matt Hancock explicitly told Johnson to act earlier is irrelevant, writes @RMCunliffe. https://t.co/wWOWeHMgm5
🔴 Dominic Cummings created ‘culture of fear’, Matt Hancock tells Covid Inquiry. Read more here ⬇️ https://t.co/lBcyQi2ZTb
"You might think that this is tittle-tattle but these are the most powerful people in the country making serious decisions." Peter Cardwell says there's "many shades of grey" in the Covid inquiry after Matt Hancock claimed the Government was 'not well prepared'. @petercardwell https://t.co/DBRDpsUq6f
The former health secretary denied at the Covid Inquiry that he was a liar but his evidence strongly suggested the opposite. https://t.co/W5roJIuExj
🔴 Former health secretary said no evidence for ‘false accusations’ he lied and wanted to decide ‘who should live and who should die’. Read more here ⬇️ https://t.co/YIAIUgcM6W https://t.co/0siloy5XFh
"It's more dysfunctional than we thought... the level of distrust between advisers, civil service and ministers is hugely problematic!" Public health expert Carl Heneghan says the Covid Inquiry will "struggle" to find the truth going off "hearsay". @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/HizPXoMzKw
Matt Hancock claims not overruling science which stated Covid couldn't spread asymptomatically is his 'single greatest regret' and says he should have followed his 'hunch'... despite emails showing he was told in March 2020 that it was possible https://t.co/EPvSKGoXBd https://t.co/Rwgei8z5bG
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to face rigorous COVID inquiry grilling next week https://t.co/y5ZLHs1Wti https://t.co/kZyQ9sg5MX
Matt Hancock denies being a liar and says Dominic Cummings created ‘culture of fear’ which undermined Covid response – live https://t.co/spZfVoV5Ik
Tory MP Sir Christopher Chope says that Matt Hancock is being “scapegoated” at the Covid Inquiry. “While I haven’t got much time for Matt Hancock on a number of grounds, I think that he is being picked on and being used as a cover-up.” @JuliaHB1 https://t.co/5M3u0n6C9q
I'm A Celebrity SPOILER: Frankie Dettori is deluged in cockroaches while Fred Sirieix braves snakes in hair-raising Barbaric Barbershop trial https://t.co/rwkM4gGUd9 https://t.co/dziRKorzBW
I'm A Celebrity SPOILER: Frankie Dettori is deluged in cockroaches while Fred Sirieix braves snakes in hair-raising Barbaric Barbershop trial https://t.co/zwO72ZtVyo https://t.co/HhSQWR5dBw
‘Toxic culture’ led to misinformation over UK health department during pandemic, says Matt Hancock https://t.co/xHlqB09Npy
Russell Quirk says Matt Hancock’s Covid Inquiry testimony will be about “deflecting blame.” “Which is effectively what the whole Covid Inquiry is all about - everybody who has given evidence has tried to deflect blame from themselves.” @JuliaHB1 | @russellquirk https://t.co/GbuC1ERIGA
LIVE: Former Health Minister Matt Hancock speaks to UK's COVID Inquiry https://t.co/nawcmDlx8P
Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock braces for Covid Inquiry grilling over claims he 'lied' to fellow ministers and bungled pandemic response https://t.co/JX6iJI9ou4 https://t.co/G16p1UqAS9
Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock braces for Covid Inquiry grilling over claims he 'lied' to fellow ministers and bungled pandemic response https://t.co/qDpoXjDtQG https://t.co/HNGpvprA7q
I'm A Celebrity's Josie Gibson hilariously reveals her botched tattoo she got on a drunken night out in Thailand https://t.co/ogr9FSIrth https://t.co/QPozoHojgp
I’m A Celebrity, day 11 review: Nigel Farage flounders as another campmate quits drowning series https://t.co/kjQUfS2X3p
The Covid inquiry is being used to rewrite history, writes David Livermore https://t.co/3Mejypl2TK
🔴 More than six in ten Scots want Michael Matheson to quit over £11,000 roaming charges row https://t.co/tf7DKyvOkN